MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI – The historic Strand Theater has suffered some damage in a summer storm.

The downtown building at 27 E. Broadway, which the city hopes to eventually fully restore the building and see it used -- had bricks break off and fall in a recent storm, said Muskegon Heights Mayor Darrell Paige.

The city fenced off the sidewalk and alleyway around the building.

"They put that fence around it because there was a problem with the crown," Paige said. "I know they looked at the roof and the roof was OK."

The Muskegon Heights City Council in 2009 spent $150,000 for a new roof and other work to preserve the building's architectural integrity. A combination of state and federal grants paid for the work.

Muskegon Heights Fire Chief Chris Dean said storm damage to the theater and other city-owned buildings would cost $20,000 to $30,000 to repair and that the city is already in line for grant assistance that Muskegon County has applied for from FEMA on behalf of local municipalities.

Dean called the brick damage "minor."

"It doesn't appear to have compromised the structural integrity of the building," he said.